News Releases

February 1, 2012

Michael Foods Recalls Hard-cooked Eggs Packed in Brine

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received the following recall of hard-cooked eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use. The recall is due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Only lot codes immediately preceded by a "1" AND ending in a "W" are affected, please see the following example:

An example of the lot codes on the packaging is: USE BY 11 FEB 12 1 LOT 1362 W

USE BY 11 FEB 12 = Use by Date1 = line impacted by recallLOT 1362 = Lot NumberW = Wakefield

The eggs were not sold directly by Michael Foods to retailers or consumers. However, food distributors and manufacturers who purchased the eggs could have used them in products that were sold to retail outlets or used in foodservice settings.